Lakehurst, NJ 08739 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lakehurst, NJ, ZIP 08739
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 179 frost-free days later.
Lakehurst sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Lakehurst has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lakehurst compares
Lakehurst's growing season runs about 179 days, ranking 25,321 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 768 of 906.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Lakehurst's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Lakehurst's dates instead of trusting one.